During Prime Minister's Questions today Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor, appeared visibly upset, with some observers noting she seemed to be crying or very close to tears.
Keir Starmer failed to guarantee her position as Chancellor when pressed by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who called Reeves a "human shield" for Starmer's "incompetence."
A Treasury spokesperson attributed her tears to a "personal matter".
Update: 2.05pm -- Steven Swinford, Political Editor at The Times, has posted an update to X:
Breaking:
Rachel Reeves had a brief altercation with Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker, on entering Commons, but was already said to be in a 'difficult place' over the 'personal matter'
Hoyle is said to have pulled her up on her conduct during Treasury questions on Tuesday, when he asked her to give shorter answers. Reeves is said to have rolled her eyes in response and said 'ugh right'
Reeves denied answering back then started crying
Number 10 said earlier that she is 'going nowhere'
https://twitter.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1940392775318380921
Earlier posts and comments
Editor and presenter, Paul Brand posted to X:
A tear just rolled down the Chancellor’s cheek at #PMQs as the PM refuses to answer whether or not she’ll stay in her job.
Hayfever, or something else?
James Cleverly MP was a little more direct, posting:
It’s looking like Starmer is going to throw Rachel Reeves under the bus to save his own skin.
And I think she knows it.
Presenter Kate McCann has posted an update:
NEW: Chancellor has not resigned. A spokesman for Rachel Reeves said, of her upset: “It’s a personal matter, which - as you would expect - we are not going to get into. The chancellor will be working out of Downing Street this afternoon.”
https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1940369217574101264
https://twitter.com/JamesCleverly/status/1940375959691276504
https://twitter.com/KateEMcCann/status/1940380538013139042
